Gulf ports play growing role in auto tradeAuto News

Automakers now realize they can save on logistics by using ocean shipping to reach customers in the lower Midwest with foreign-made vehicles, or to export vehicles built in the Southeast's assembly plants.

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Toyota cozies up with suppliersAuto News

A major expansion of Toyota's North American randd center will bring suppliers into product planning as much as two years earlier to cut costs and cycle times while improving quality.

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U.S. seeks NAFTA autos content above 70%Auto News

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants more than 70 percent of North American content in vehicles built in the United States, Canada and Mexico under a renegotiated NAFTA trade deal, the head of Canada's largest private sector union said.

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Marchionne: No offer for Fiat Chrysler on the tableAuto News

Fiat Chrysler has not received any offer for the company nor is the Italian-American carmaker working on any "big deal", CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Saturday.

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Supply chains await Harvey's ripple effectsAuto News

As bad as Hurricane Harvey's destruction was to the Texas coastal area, it will likely continue spinning out trouble for auto industry logistics in the weeks ahead.

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Flood-car fraud sure to rise from the mudAuto News

If history is any guide, the first flood-damaged vehicles from Harvey are days away from changing hands, and dangers to unsuspecting buyers are greater than ever.

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Bringing classic cars back to the dealershipAuto News

Most dealerships shun older cars, but a few work on classics 30 years old and older. Here's why.

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LUXURY: Lexus makes up ground amid luxury slump Auto News

Lexus gained ground on Mercedes and BMW in August, but luxury sales fell overall.

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Storm Dents August U.S. Sales (9/1/17)

GM, Toyota rise, FCA, Hyundai-Kia fall as storm dents U.S. sales; Honda airbag settlement; Price to...
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Fiat-Chrysler-August-US-salesAuto News

FCA's sales dropped 11 percent in August -- including a 7 percent drop in retail sales -- despite six vehicles in the automaker's lineup recording their best sales totals for the month of August.

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HYUNDAI-KIA: Deliveries fall on weak fleetAuto News

A sharp decline in fleet sales continued to push combined Hyundai-Kia sales down 15 percent to 107,633 units in August.

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Texas ports reopen while railroads struggleAuto News

Cargo terminals at Port Houston, the largest import/export gateway for vehicles on the Texas Gulf coast, opened for business Friday, but railroads continued to struggle in the region.

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HYUNDAI-KIA: Deliveries slide on weak fleetAuto News

A sharp decline in fleet sales continued to push combined Hyundai-Kia sales down 15 percent to 107,633 units in August.

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TOYOTA: 3rd-straight gain despite Lexus dragAuto News

Toyota Motor North America, behind stronger truck demand and higher incentives, posted a U.S. sales gain in August for the third-straight month despite some drag by its Lexus luxury division.

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Trump threat of NAFTA termination hangs over round two of talksAuto News

Negotiators from the United States, Canada and Mexico will focus on topics including e-commerce and investment as the second round of talks to update NAFTA get underway in Mexico City.

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NISSAN: Double whammy knocks sales Auto News

Nissan Division sales fell 15 percent in August -- partly due to the Texas storm and partly due to a planned reduction in fleet volumes. Infiniti sales rose.

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August auto salesAuto News

U.S. light-vehicles sales slipped 1.8 percent last month and the seasonally adjusted, annualized pace of sales -- 16.13 million -- fell to the lowest level since Feb. 2014 behind a late-month wallop from Hurricane Harvey.

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NISSAN: Double whammy knocks sales down 15%Auto News

Nissan Division sales fell 15 percent in August -- partly due to the Texas storm and partly due to a planned reduction in fleet volumes. Infiniti sales rose.

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Honda reaches $605 million U.S. settlement over Takata airbagsAuto News

Honda said it agreed to a $605 million so-called economic loss settlement covering more than 16 million vehicles in the United States with potentially faulty Takata airbag inflators.

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SUBARU: Crossover lineup drives monthly record tally Auto News

Subaru of America's crossover-heavy lineup helped the brand to eclipse its previous monthly sales record in August as it continues to ride a white-hot U.S. sales streak.

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